From left to right: Reginald “Paddy” Brown, Lawrence Mathews, Wilbert McCaffrey and Arthur Douglas of Caledon, Ontario. (Donna Davies, Peter Elms and Murray Hesp.)

Lawrence Mathews

Lawrence Mathews was a private with the 18th Battalion. He was killed in France on April 12, 1917.

In For Those Who Served, Murray Hesp tells the story of the men and women from the Caledon, Ontario area who served in the war. For example, a photo in the book shows four soldiers, two of who would never come home. Lawrence Mathews was a private with the 18th Battalion. He was killed in France on April 12, 1917. McCaffrey was a corporal with the 116th Battalion and was killed at Cambrai, France on September 29, 1918.

The two in the photo who survived are Reginald “Paddy” Brown, a private with the 126th Battalion, and Arthur Douglas, a private with the 126th Battalion.

Do you have an ancestor who served in the Great War? Submit their story and it could be included on this Great War Album website.



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